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iOS 6.0.1 repaired updating, keyboard, camera, Wi-Fi, cellular, iTunes Match, Passbook, and Exchange behavior and added kernel and WebKit security fixes.

Date
Nov 1, 2012
Availability
available
Revision
No

Release notes

What changed

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The maintenance work concentrated on new-device and connectivity problems: iPhone 5 could again install updates wirelessly, keyboard artifacts and camera-flash failures were corrected, and WPA2 and cellular reliability improved on the affected devices.[1]

Apple also consolidated the iTunes Match cellular-data control, fixed Exchange meeting behavior, restricted Passbook details at the lock screen, removed disclosed kernel addresses from an API response, and repaired two WebKit memory flaws.[2][3]

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References

Sources are linked to the claims they support. Publication and access dates are shown when available.

  1. About iOS 6

    Apple Support · 2026-07-30 · iOS 6.0.1 — OTA updates through cellular reliability

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  2. About iOS 6

    Apple Support · 2026-07-30 · iOS 6.0.1 — iTunes Match, Passbook, and Exchange

    Back to text ↑
  3. About the security content of iOS 6.0.1 Software Update

    Apple Support · 2026-07-30 · Kernel, Passcode Lock, and WebKit entries

    Back to text ↑
  4. Apple security updates (2011 to 2012)

    Apple Support · Apple · 2023-08-10T00:00:00.000Z · iOS 6.0.1 — 01 Nov 2012

  5. About iOS 6

    Apple Support · 2026-07-30 · iOS 6.0.1 — iTunes Match and Exchange meetings

  6. About iOS 6

    Apple Support · 2026-07-30 · iOS 6.0.1 — keyboard and camera flash

  7. About iOS 6

    Apple Support · 2026-07-30 · iOS 6.0.1 — Passcode Lock

  8. About iOS 6

    Apple Support · 2026-07-30 · iOS 6.0.1 — wireless software updates

  9. About iOS 6

    Apple Support · 2026-07-30 · iOS 6.0.1 — WPA2 Wi-Fi and cellular network

  10. About the security content of iOS 6.0.1 Software Update

    Apple Support · 2026-07-30 · iOS 6.0.1 security content

  11. About iOS 6

    Apple Support · 2026-07-30 · iOS 6.0.1

  12. About the security content of iOS 6.0.1 Software Update

    Apple Support · 2026-07-30 · Kernel — CVE-2012-3749; WebKit — CVE-2012-3748 and CVE-2012-5112

  13. About the security content of iOS 6.0.1 Software Update

    Apple Support · 2026-07-30 · Passcode Lock — CVE-2012-3750

Release changes

Changed in this release

Features, fixes, removals, and regressions first observed in this release record.

bugFix · fixed

Keyboard display and camera flash fixes

documentedconfirmed

The update addressed a visual keyboard defect and restored flash operation under the affected camera condition.

  1. [1] About iOS 6 · iOS 6.0.1 — keyboard and camera flash

bugFix · fixed

Wi-Fi and cellular reliability

documentedconfirmed

Apple targeted both encrypted wireless reliability on the named devices and cases where iPhone could not use the cellular network.

  1. [1] About iOS 6 · iOS 6.0.1 — WPA2 Wi-Fi and cellular network

bugFix · fixed

iTunes Match and Exchange maintenance

documentedconfirmed

The update simplified the relevant mobile-data switch and corrected unspecified meeting behavior for Exchange users.

  1. [1] About iOS 6 · iOS 6.0.1 — iTunes Match and Exchange meetings

bugFix · fixed

iPhone 5 over-the-air updates

documentedconfirmed

The repair restored the standard device-based software update workflow for affected iPhone 5 units.

  1. [1] About iOS 6 · iOS 6.0.1 — wireless software updates

security · fixed

Kernel address and WebKit memory safety

documentedconfirmed

Kernel extension API responses no longer exposed slid kernel addresses, JavaScript array handling gained validation, and SVG use-after-free handling received safer memory management.

  1. [1] About the security content of iOS 6.0.1 Software Update · Kernel — CVE-2012-3749; WebKit — CVE-2012-3748 and CVE-2012-5112